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    is this a good deal/good notebook?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by TronCarter123, Jun 20, 2005.

  1. TronCarter123

    TronCarter123 Notebook Geek

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    im going to be a college freshman and wutnot and im looking to get a laptop.. do you think this is good for like games and basic school stuff?
    http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=319138&pfp=BROWSE

    one of my friends was telling me that the amd athlon 64 3500++ 2.2 ghz is just as fast as the pent. 4 3ghz processors and whatnot..
    im not exactly the smartest at computers and whatnot but that one seemed pretty good
    let me know what you think or what you recomend.. price range is probably around 1100-1700
     
    TronCarter123, Jun 20, 2005
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    It should be faster than the P4 3GHz, actually, and have WAY better battery life. You might want to check this past Sunday's Office Depot newspaper ad, they have build-to-order zv6000's on sale. That will let you configure 128MB dedicated memory video, 12 cell battery, Bluetooth, a 5400RPM HD, whichever CPU you want (as fast an Athlon 64 as you want to pay for), etc. It takes about two weeks to get one though and you have to go to an Office Depot store to do the configuration.

    I took my zv5000z (last year's model) to campus several times. Worked great. Having the 12 cell battery is nice, that gets you 3-4 hours of battery life, about 50% more than with the standard 8 cell.
     
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  3. pharoah

    pharoah Notebook Guru

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    i would have to say yes it is a good deal 64 3500+ 1 gig of ram and pci express graphics i would buy it at that price
     
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  4. TronCarter123

    TronCarter123 Notebook Geek

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    well i play cs and wutnot games like that and i probly plan on getting the new battlefield2 and games like that
    are there any better recomendations?
     
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by TronCarter123
     
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  6. brianstretch

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    Sure, get an Acer Ferarri 4000. They're a wee bit more expensive though ($2,150 at zipzoomfly.com) [ :D]. For the money the zv6000 is very tough to beat.
     
    brianstretch, Jun 20, 2005
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